Alan Quilley
Alan D. Quilley is the author of The Emperor Has No Hard Hat – Achieving REAL Safety Results and Creating & Maintaining a Practical Based Safety Culture© . He is president of Safety Results Ltd., a Sherwood Park, Alberta OH&S consulting company (http://www.safetyresults.ca/). You can reach him at aquilley@safetyresults.ca.
Recent Posts
The Myths of Safety – React If You Will
by Alan Quilley | May 02, 2014 | Culture, myths of safety, safety program, SafetyCary, safety culture
Sometimes when you critically examine and expose well established myths you run the risk of having folks who believe the Myths attack “other” issues around the revealed “truths.” Some of it even gets “personal.” In the following article (and many other articles I’ve written) I understand this ...
Risk Perception Needs to be Managed
by Alan Quilley | September 07, 2013 | risk, risk perception, Safety and Health, risk analysis, risk management
Often in my career of managing safety/risk I've recognized that what I’m really trying to manage is peoples’ perception of risk and not some empirical “risk” value. People don’t tend to solve problems they don’t believe they have, nor do they put a lot of their effort into safety if they believe ...
A Primer on Risk Management
by Alan Quilley | July 26, 2013 | risk, Safety and Health, risk analysis, risk management
We couldn’t possibly start to manage our safety challenges effectively without a clear understanding of what “risk” is and how risk can be managed. There are many websites and texts available to explore the intricacies of the Risk Management Process so I won’t repeat all of that good work here. ...
If Safety Starts At The Top…Where Does It Finish?
by Alan Quilley | January 05, 2013 | Safety and Health, Safety Management, safety management activity
Adapted from “Creating & Maintaining a Practical Based Safety Culture©”
Integrated Safety Management System (ISMS)
by Alan Quilley | November 16, 2012 | Culture, integrated safety management system, Safety and Health, Safety Management, safety management system
(Adapted from “Creating & Maintaining a Practical Based Safety Culture©”)